Skirt-supporter.



No. 842,317. PATENTBD JAN. 29, 1907.

B. P. JOHNSON. SKIRT SUPPORTER.

. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 1905.

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OF PONTIAC, ILLINOIS.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 29, 1907.

Application med November' 3.1905. .semi No. 285,780.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Pontiac, in the county of Livingston and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSkirt-Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to ladies apparel and its object is to provide asimple and comparatively inexpensive device for ysupporting skirts andholding the waistband of the same and the belt of the waist opposite andin proper relation to each other without exposing the person orunderwear. This I accomplish by the means hereinafter fully describedand as particularly'set forth inthe claim.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of a belt having myimproved appliance attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of theback portion of a ladys waist and the iinier portion of the waistbandportion of a ladys skirt constructed so as to permit their beingused inconjunction with my invention. Fig. 3 is a front view of my inventiondetached from the belt. Fig. 4 is a rear view thereof. Fig.` 5 isa topedge view of the saine.

In the drawings, A represents a belt.

B .represents the belt portion of a womans waist, and O the waistportion of a skirt.

My invention consists of a plate D, of thin sheet metal, which ispreferably slightly vider than the belt and is three or four inches ong.verse slot a a. at each end for the adjacent ends of each branch of thebelt to be secured in, and near one end thereof it has a vertical recesst, cut in its under edge, which extends about one-half its width.Pivotally secured to the inner side of plate D near the end thereoffarthest from recess b is an arm E,

whichy is preferably about half the width of the plate D and has itspivotal point solo- This plate D is provided with a transcated that whenplaced parallel to plateD its lower edge will be about on the same planeas that of said plate. The length of arm E is such that it extends tovery near the opposite end of plate D, and it is slightly deflected orbent outward near its unpivoted end, as shown at c.

All that it is necessary to do in order to practically use my inventionis to sew a strip of cloth at its upper and lower-ends to the belt B atthe back of the waist so as to form a loop d and to sew one or morehooks e e inside of the waistband of the skirt on each side of theplacket. Thus equipped, after the waist is put on the wearer runs arm Eof the plate D through loop d and then catches the end of said armextending through the loop in the recess b of the plate. The ends of thebelt are then secured together, and then the skirt is put on, and vafterit is buttoned orotherwise fastened in place the hooks e e are caughtover the upper edge of plate' D and securely supported in proper placeupon Athe person.

and in correct relation with the waist.

What I claim as new is- In a garment-supporter the combination withawaist having an elongated loop eglsecured to the band thereof of a beltA; a suitable rectangular plate D curved to iit the body of the wearerand secured to said belt, a transverse slit b' in the lower edge of saidplate near one end thereof 5 and a broad ilat arm E conforming to thecurvature of said plate pivoted at one end to said plate opposite saidrecess and adapted to pass through said loop on the waist of the wearerand having its free end deflected slightly to enter said slit and engagethe opposite side of said plate, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand @his 21st day ofOctober` 1905.

BENJAMIN F. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

E. K. LUNDY, 4 FRANK D. THoMAsoN.

